Mercy Hospital layoffs/furloughs. Why?

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CHenry

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They closed because of the Covid lies. Hospitols are emplty, complete floors set up for Covid and no one is there. No one is sick. No surgeries are being done. Integris Decones closed down a month ago. As did many all over the country.
 

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That makes sense. Maybe I have been under a rock, but I seem to recall reports that hospitals were overrun with CV19 cases. Was this not enough to pay the bills with the thousands of confirmed cases and hundreds of deaths? Was this not the case at all?
Lies dude, its all a lie.
I said it in the beginning and then changed my stance and now, I'm back to it was a lie. We NEVER lock down the healthy folks. Only ever quarantine the ill.
I know NO ONE who has been touched by covid but I know many who have had the flu
 

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The hold on elective surgeries from gov. Scott's office expired 10 days ago on May 1.
Hospitals should be up to their armpits in elective surgeries by now.

My sister works at NW surgical hospital and she has had her work hours expanded.

Takes awhile to catch up, especially for hospitals that specialize in treating stuff that fell under the ban on elective procedures.

My wife’s hospital is picking back up but they just announced reduction in physicians compensation, furlough of admin folks and a halt to 401k matching until the situation improves.
 

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This is the misconception, that people think healthcare workers were/are 'safe' during this current downturn, but it's far from true.

We were lucky not to lay anyone off, but it came at significant financial hardship for the company and the owners, and the risk is immense - we're really not going to feel the full impact until Aug, Sept and Oct. That's when it's really going to hurt.
 

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So what does this say about our current healthcare system?
The argument for socialized medicine was always that uninsured people were driving up the cost of healthcare. How many people - without medical insurance - were getting elective procedures and surgeries? Weren't uninsured people mainly using the ER as their healthcare?
The Emergency Room/Departments are still open and visits are down; how big of a source of revenue is/was these ER's compared to the rest of a typical hospital?
 

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This is the misconception, that people think healthcare workers were/are 'safe' during this current downturn, but it's far from true.

We were lucky not to lay anyone off, but it came at significant financial hardship for the company and the owners, and the risk is immense - we're really not going to feel the full impact until Aug, Sept and Oct. That's when it's really going to hurt.

This is some real truth.. Thanks TR Doc!
 

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Lies dude, its all a lie.
I said it in the beginning and then changed my stance and now, I'm back to it was a lie. We NEVER lock down the healthy folks. Only ever quarantine the ill.
I know NO ONE who has been touched by covid but I know many who have had the flu
I know 4 with the Covid. Two died within 14 days of each other. Husband and wife both gone. Their daughter got it and rode it out at home. Husband, my friend currently has it and is not doing well.
 

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This is the misconception, that people think healthcare workers were/are 'safe' during this current downturn, but it's far from true.

We were lucky not to lay anyone off, but it came at significant financial hardship for the company and the owners, and the risk is immense - we're really not going to feel the full impact until Aug, Sept and Oct. That's when it's really going to hurt.
Why the full impact later this year? I thought the economy would be picking up and folks getting back to work.
 

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Lies dude, its all a lie.
I said it in the beginning and then changed my stance and now, I'm back to it was a lie. We NEVER lock down the healthy folks. Only ever quarantine the ill.
I know NO ONE who has been touched by covid but I know many who have had the flu
The biggest problem is that we don’t know who’s ill and who isn’t and we never will at this rate.
Let us know the next time you change your mind.
 

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